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{{Plugin Sidebar | {{Plugin Sidebar | ||
|manufacturer=Tektronix | |||
summary=Dual-trace 8.5 MHz amplifier | | |type=Type (53)C | ||
image=53 | |summary=Dual-trace 8.5 (24) MHz amplifier | ||
caption=Tektronix Type | |image=Tek 53 54 c.jpeg | ||
series= | |caption=Tektronix Type 53/54C | ||
introduced=1954 | | |series=500-series scopes | ||
discontinued=1959 | | |introduced=1954 | ||
manuals= | |discontinued=1959 | ||
* [ | |manuals= | ||
* [ | * [[Media:IM-53-54C.pdf|Tektronix Type 53/54C Manual]] (OCR) | ||
* [[Media:tek_type_c_fcp.pdf| Tektronix Type C Factory Calibration Procedure]] (OCR) | |||
* [[Media:Tek 53c cal procedure.pdf|Tektronix Type C Calibration Procedure]] (OCR) | |||
}} | }} | ||
:''Actually, there never was a Type C, but that name is sometimes used as shorthand for the official "Type 53C" and "Type 53/54C" nomenclatures.'' | :''Actually, there never was a Type C, but that name is sometimes used as shorthand for the official "Type 53C" and "Type 53/54C" nomenclatures.'' | ||
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==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
In the 53x scopes (Tek never documented its performance in the 540's), | In the 53x scopes (Tek never documented its performance in the 540's), its bandwidth is 8.5 MHz, and like most letter-series plug-ins, its maximum vertical sensitivity is 50 mV/div. | ||
its bandwidth is 8.5 MHz, and like most letter-series plug-ins, | Unlike the Type [[A]] and Type [[B]], the Type C had the ability to invert the signal before display. | ||
its maximum vertical sensitivity is 50 mV/div. Unlike the Type [[A]] | |||
and Type [[B]], the Type C had the ability to invert the signal | |||
before display. | |||
Type 53C was replaced by Type 53/54C in [[introduced in 1956|1956]] when | Type 53C was replaced by Type 53/54C in [[introduced in 1956|1956]] when the [[541]] and [[545]] were introduced. | ||
the [[541]] and [[545]] were introduced. The Type 53/54C's | The Type 53/54C's bandwidth is 24 MHz in those scopes. In [[introduced in 1959|1959]] it was replaced by [[CA|Type CA]]. | ||
bandwidth is 24 MHz in those scopes. In [[introduced in 1959|1959]] it | |||
was replaced by [[CA|Type CA]]. | ==Links== | ||
{{Documents|Link=C}} | |||
==Internals== | ==Internals== | ||
At 15 tubes, the Type 53/54C and Type CA have the highest | At 15 tubes, the Type 53/54C and Type CA have the highest tube count of any letter-series plug-in. Each channel consists of a [[6AK5]] cathode-follower driving a [[12AU6]] differential pair | ||
tube count of any letter-series plug-in. Each channel consists | which drives a [[6AU6]] differential pair. | ||
of a [[6AK5]] cathode-follower driving a [[12AU6]] differential pair | The two channels converge on a [[12AT7]] cross-coupled cathode-follower. | ||
which drives a [[6AU6]] differential pair. The two channels | Four more tubes, a [[6AL5]] and three 12AT7's, comprise a logic circuit which determines which channel drives the output at any given moment. | ||
converge on a [[12AT7]] cross-coupled cathode-follower. Four | The options are A, B, CHOPPED, and ALT. | ||
more tubes, a [[6AL5]] and three 12AT7's, comprise a logic circuit | |||
which determines which channel drives the output at any | |||
given moment. The options are A, B, CHOPPED, and ALT. | |||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
C_early_1.JPG|53C-Plugin´s Front | |||
C_early_2.JPG|53C-Plugin´s chassis | |||
C_early_3.JPG|53C-Plugin´s chassis side | |||
C later 1.JPG|53/54C-Plugin´s front | |||
IMG 0949.JPG|53/54C-Plugin´s chassis | |||
C later 3.JPG|53/54C-Plugin´s chassis bottom | |||
Tek c schem.png | Schematic diagram | |||
Tek 53-54c 1.jpg|53/54C | |||
Tek 53-54c 2.jpg|53/54C | |||
Tek 53-54c 3.jpg|53/54C | |||
Tek 53-54c 4.jpg|53/54C | |||
Tek 53-54c 5.jpg|53/54C | |||
Tek 53-54c 6.jpg|53/54C | |||
Tek 53-54c right.png|53/54C | |||
Tek 53-54c left.jpg|53/54C | |||
Tek 53-54c sideways2.jpeg|Gray 53/54C with sideways labeling | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Components== | |||
{{Parts|C}} | |||
[[Category:500 series plugins]] | [[Category:500 series plugins]] | ||